Sprint Coach Explains Why Modern Speed Training Fails Athletes w/ Kieran Gillespie

Get 7 FREE Days of Training to our Strength Training App - Peak Strength 👉 https://www.peakstrength.app/?utm_sou... Follow Kieran on Instagram:   / sprintscience   Try our FREE Max Rep Calculator 👉 https://peakstrength.app/training-pro... Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller and 400 Meter Hurdler Kieran Gillespie break down the most important factors around getting athletes faster. LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/1WmqJDG... #garagestrength #speed #strength Join Our SubReddit and Discord 👉   / garagestrength   👉   / discord   0:00 What Actually Makes an Athlete Slow? 0:51 Introduction to Kieran Gillespie 1:38 How to Assess an Athlete’s Speed Deficits 3:04 Why Slower Athletes Usually Need More Strength 4:23 How Strong Does a Sprinter Need to Be? 5:41 Peak Strength Sponsor Break 6:38 Strength Standards for Faster Sprinting 8:42 When More Strength Stops Improving Speed 9:48 Can Gaining Weight Make an Athlete Faster? 11:25 How Strength Transfers to Sprint Performance 13:52 The Technical Sprint Assessment 15:53 Ideal Foot Strike and Ground Contact Position 17:26 Why “High Knees” Is a Bad Sprint Cue 19:27 How to Sprint the First 10–20 Meters 21:44 Pushing vs Striking the Ground 23:01 How Poor Technique Creates More Fatigue 24:27 When Should Acceleration Transition to Max Velocity? 26:21 Training for the 40-Yard Dash vs the 400 Meters 27:38 How to Assess Rate of Force Development 30:40 Building Ankle Stiffness and Sprint-Specific Power 32:50 Ideal Shin Angle at Max Velocity 34:34 What a Weekly Speed Training Program Looks Like 35:31 How Many Hard Sprint Sessions Per Week? 37:02 Strength Training for Sprinters 38:47 Peak Strength Sponsor Break 39:43 How to Pair Lifting With Sprint Training 42:22 Why Sprinters Train Below Race Distance 43:41 Weekly Sprint Volume for the 100, 200, and 400 45:12 How Much Max-Velocity Work Is Too Much? 46:34 Why Elite Sprinters Often Do Less Training 47:36 How to Program Plyometrics for Speed 49:00 The Four Most Important Training Days 50:41 Change of Direction Training for Field Athletes 52:04 Weight-Room Exercises for Better Change of Direction 54:09 How to Coach Speed in Large Groups 56:08 Prioritizing Output Over Perfect Technique 58:31 How to Train Speed When You Can’t Sprint Outside 1:00:29 Best Plyometrics for Sprint Transfer 1:01:55 How Middle-Aged Athletes Should Train for Speed 1:03:30 The Minimum Effective Dose for Sprinting 1:05:29 Why More Sprint Training Is Not Always Better 1:07:44 The Most Common Sprinting Injuries 1:09:33 Why Sudden Intensity Spikes Cause Injuries 1:10:29 Best Hamstring Exercises for Sprinters 1:12:11 Kieran’s Biggest Training Mistake 1:14:58 Question for the Next Podcast Guest 1:16:34 Where to Find Kieran Gillespie 1:17:00 Kieran’s Current Bench Press 1:17:32 Final Thoughts